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SS Beaton on Icy Water with Barge, 1953

Black-and-white photograph. A small steamship, with a barge attached, sits on icy water. Mountains are in the background.

Revelstoke Museum and Archives photograph 6057. Photographer: Doris Warkentin.

The SS Beaton travelled between Beaton and Arrowhead, usually doing three to four trips per week. When there was ice on the lake, the SS Beaton would cross daily, to keep the channel open between the two communities.